Melissa On the Ice

As part of my job, I study the atmospheric dynamics over the Transantarctic Mountains and the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to travel to Antarctica for a third time as part of the automatic weather station project. For this project, a group of four scientists, including myself, will work to install, remove and repair the weather stations around the continent. This blog will outline our activities for approximately the next seven weeks.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Arthur's Pass back to Christchurch

After the glacier hike, I took Arthur's Pass back to Christchurch. The pass has some great views and I could imagine some good skiing in the region during the winter.

Below is a picture of the bridge up Arthur's Pass. The little car was not very happy during this portion of the drive.

And that brings me to the conclusion of my trip. I hope that you enjoyed the pictures and stories.

1 comment:

UnknownMarch 4, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Glaciers! Penguins! Kayaking! Seals! Sounds like a sweet trip... I'm adding New Zealand to my to-do-someday list.

Great blog! Thanks for all the mental vacations I've been able to take over the past couple months. :)
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